Sultry Afternoon

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From the There Came a Day collection. 30" x 30" x 1.5”. Acrylic and china marker on gallery-wrapped canvas by Wendy Pabich.

This intuitive piece was born of a sense of color, and brought to life using the rounded end of a foam roller to evoke leaves and flowers, followed by application of thick, opaque paint and china marker to highlight and ground the objects.

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight as a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

~Anais Nin

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You are a child of the universe,no less than the trees and the stars;you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you,no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
~Max Ehrmann, Desiderata

From the There Came a Day collection. 14" x 14" x 1.5”. Acrylic on raised wooden panel by Wendy Pabich.
You are a child of the universe,no less than the trees and the stars;you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you,no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
~Max Ehrmann, Desiderata

From the There Came a Day collection. 30" x 30" x 1.5”. Acrylic and pastel on raised wood panel by Wendy Pabich.
This piece came entirely by intuition and emerged through a process of layering, scraping and mark making. I truly love this one!
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~Anais Nin

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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight as a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
~Anais Nin

COMMISSIONS. Custom Dimensions and Color Palette.
I painted this piece during a time when it felt particularly important to honor myself--a #ToMe moment of self-care. What do you do when things aren't working, you feel undervalued, vulnerable, or you need nourishing? Or, perhaps instead, when you are bursting with joy and a sense of celebration?
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